HIGHLIGHTS

Shobhaa De was earlier criticised for her tweet where she made fun of the Indian Olympic contingent

PV Sindhu celebrating with her medal and Indian flag (Reuters Photo)

HIGHLIGHTS

Sindhu won a Silver for India in badminton at the Summer Games

Sindhu became India's youngest Silver Olympic medallist

Shobhaa De was earlier criticised for her tweet where she made fun of the Indian Olympic contingent

Author Shobhaa De, who has been drawing flak for her unwarranted comments on the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics, described shuttler P.V. Sindhu as "24 carat gold" and called her a "hero" after she clinched a silver medal at the event.De went out and about to praise Sindhu, who bagge

Author Shobhaa De, who has been drawing flak for her unwarranted comments on the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics, described shuttler P.V. Sindhu as "24 carat gold" and called her a "hero" after she clinched a silver medal at the event.

De went out and about to praise Sindhu, who bagged the Silver medal in the women's singles badminton competition of the Rio Olympics on Friday.

"Bravo Sindhu. You are a hero," De wrote in one tweet, and followed it up by writing: "24 carat gold!!!! We love you."